xbox 360 vs ps2

mrwalkerb

ok so feeling frivolous and not sure which one I should get, been told that PS3 is going to close the "games gap" over the next few months. I want to play mostly sports games but not exclusivly. no HDTV and not getting one anytime soon, not sure how much online shit I'll be doing either. what do I get friends, what do I get? even links to arguments online is cool, I need reasons not just "PS3, Xbox sucks" or shit like that too.

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Drop The Leash 10

360. no questions asked.

Phantom Pain

360 Bitches !!

DaytimeDilemma

360.

mrwalkerb

fuck I'm retarded I meant to put ps3 in the title

MasterFramer

to buy only one? Xbox hands down...

mrwalkerb

MasterFramer wrote:

to buy only one? Xbox hands down...

but why?

brainofPJ

mrwalkerb wrote:

but why?

despite what many people will say, the 360 has more games to offer than just the first/third person shooters. although, many of the shooter games are very entertaining.

you said you will play a lot of sports games. well generally, the games for both systems recieve the same ratings (from both critics and consumers).

however, there are those with some glaring differences...in favor of 360.

one of these for example is Madden '08. 360 dominates in the graphics, gameplay, etc. this is from reviews and from my own personal experience. there are a handful of other games like this also.

as far as online goes, well i never really had the desire to play much online until i bought the 360. and of course it depends on what games you play whether or not the online experience is going to be great or lame. but for $50 a year i feel it is well worth it.

sony will get many games that will be exclusive but with Ninja Gaiden 2, Devil May Cry 4, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Resident Evil 5 soon coming out...i could care less. i'm not sure what other 'big' games are coming out soon, but these are the ones i'm looking forward to.

gleemonex

Lots of answers for 360 but not a single reason why. I'll give you a couple for PS3. There are lots of good games coming out soon, and some that have come out recently. Titles that are worth watching for are Warhawk, Devil May Cry 4, Killzone 2, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, and many others. If those look tempting for you, the PS3 could be the system you want.

Since you have no HDTV and no intention of getting one soon, you don't really have to worry about the technical aspects of each system, neither will live up to its full potential.

If you want to watch next-gen DVDs, the PS3 comes stock with a Blu-Ray Player and the 360 does not. If you include a HD-DVD player attachment with the 360, the price is actually very similar to the price of the PS3, which disregards the argument for the 360 that it is cheaper.

mca47

The way I see it is this...

If you want the system of "now" buy the 360. If you want a system that is great now and has the greatest potential and future, get the PS3.

To address the sports issue:
Football: Madden '08 by all reviews did better on the 360 and it was due to frame rate. Other then that there was no difference.
Baseball: MLB The Show is the best baseball game out there period. It is only available on PSP, PS2 and PS3.
Racing: Gran Turismo...nuff said.

Yeah, some former Sony-only games are now multi-platform...but they still have Metal Gear Solid, Socom, Gran Turismo, Uncharted, etc. etc. etc.

The 360 is a great system, but I think the PS3 is better.

Ledbetterus

If you plan on playing mostly alone, or with a friend on the same box, I would probably say PS3. If not only for the blu-ray player.

The games are almost a non issue, as both have similar titles, but the 360 does have more.

I've always liked the PS1/2/3 controller setup much more than that of the 360 too. Just my opinion there though.

Overall, 360 is MUCH better online. XBox Live, despite what you may hear, is really good. Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 (also on PS3), Gears of War, all awesome online. Plus XBox Live is much more than an online system. It's almost like a personal messenger/voice chat/score card, built in to the XBox. You can see games others play, how they do, what they score, etc. (Again I'm not too familiar with PS3, it might have the same options).

I have heard great things about Unreal Tournament III for PS3. Which would mostly be an online game, and it won't be out for XBox until May.

PS3 also has a browser (which I don't think 360 has, call me stupid but I've never looked for one).. which can be fun for TV sized YouTube.com videos and such (such being pr0n).

If I had the money to spend on a PS3 right now I would. I have 360 and Wii. Wii, I never ever play, as I have outgrown most of their games and hate the controller. It was fun for like 2 weeks and I got bored with swinging my arms.

I play my 360 every day for an hour or three. And cannot complain at all. But like I said, I would buy a PS3, the game gap IS closing, not rapidly, but it's definitely closing.

PS3 exclusive titles include, Haze (futuristic FPS), Unreal Tourney (FPS), Uncharted (which is like a Tomb Raider on steroids), Warhawk (helicopter flying/action game). There are also some popular titles coming out for PS3 in the next year or so, that include FFXIII and God of War 3.

Overall I'll say that aside from maybe 4-5 games (that really own some major face) the PS3 will overtake the 360 within the next year.

The ONE thing that Xbox has to look forward too in 2008 (one thing I that I know of) is exclusive DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT for Grand Theft Auto 4. GTA4 will be multi-platform, but you will only be able to get new content through XBox Live.

LikeAnOcean

I have neither, but if I wanted a blu-ray player, I'd get a PS3. If I wanted a video game system, I'd get a 360.. If I wanted to get laid more, I'd opt out of both get with a Wii.

MasterFramer

BTW Mass Effect is the truth... it's only on the 360...

mrwalkerb

mca47 wrote:

Baseball: MLB The Show is the best baseball game out there period. It is only available on PSP, PS2 and PS3.

this may be the dealbreaker

MasterFramer

Compare the scores...

http://www.metacritic.com/games/ps3/scores/

http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/scores/

pjhabit

PS3 just keeps getting better & better ((via updates) last one made it support divx!)
Im truely happy w/ mine. Ooh & Bluray is the shit!

mca47

mrwalkerb wrote:

this may be the dealbreaker

I am a diehard baseball fan and the best baseball game by a longshot is MLB The Show. Check out gamespot.com or ign.com....can't remember which. They have new screens of MLB The Show '08 and it's amazing! '07 was/is great (still play it damn near every day) and can't wait for the new one!

mrwalkerb

MasterFramer wrote:

Compare the scores...

http://www.metacritic.com/games/ps3/scores/

http://www.metacritic.com/games/xbox360/scores/

yeah been doing that all night comparing games, was a little choked to see lair is a piece of shit since the case looked cool at work, I never wanted one of these things until I went back to HMV and we had them there, fucking PT jobs

mca47

PJ Habit wrote:

PS3 just keeps getting better & better ((via updates) last one made it support divx!)
Im truely happy w/ mine. Ooh & Bluray is the shit!

Yeah, their live updates (which take a long-ass time to download) are incredible! Seems like every time there is a system update they add new features and functionality to the system.
For example...accessing my PS3 (in Scottsdale AZ) via my PSP (in Chicago, or anywhere else in the world) and being able to access all content of my system remotely is incredible! I basically have 60 GB of data in the palm of my hand (games, video, music, TV shows, movies, downloads, etc.), Incredible!

chinobaeza

PS3, Xbox sucks



...it was just a matter ot time

mrwalkerb

shameless bump